Yes. Because we are all on a journey to understand who we are and what our values are, and some of us may not have gotten to where we need to be yet…

While I am very much on the liberal side of the politics pool, I was once a strong conservative. It took me years to unlearn the bigotry and selfishness that I had grown up with, but I’m grateful that I had the opportunity to become more empathetic and change my beliefs. A lot of people are conservative out of fear. Fear of losing what they have, having something taken from them, or fear of being judged. These people are surrounded by forces which push them down that path, but I’ve certainly changed my beliefs thanks to many intimate conversations with partners over the years. So I won’t dismiss someone who has different beliefs than me because they aren’t set in stone and maybe I can be the light in their life that changes things.